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1,216 games carry the tag · 11 released in the last 12 months (vs 429 the year before) · median price $4.99
balanced. Balanced space: 11 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,632 units (middle half 814–3,965). Games with a clear hook find their audience here without fighting a flood.
Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate
What would change this: A wave of new releases (supply +45%) or a falling median would tip this toward Crowded. · confidence: high
The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games
MouthwashingGarten of BanbanThe Exit 8NevaHellblade II: Senua’s SagaNobody Wants to DiePOOLSDON'T SCREAM
Aggregated over 23,015 stored reviews from 394 games.
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
The top 5 games hold 29% of the niche's 293,241 reviews; it takes 126 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.
| Game | Released | Reviews | Steam says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouthwashing | 2024 | 38,869 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| Garten of Banban | 2023 | 13,519 | Mixed |
| The Exit 8 | 2023 | 11,662 | Very Positive |
| Neva | 2024 | 10,729 | Very Positive |
| Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga | 2024 | 10,108 | Very Positive |
| Nobody Wants to Die | 2024 | 7,523 | Very Positive |
| POOLS | 2024 | 6,721 | Overwhelmingly Positive |
| DON'T SCREAM | 2024 | 4,874 | Mixed |
| Garten of Banban 2 | 2023 | 4,561 | Mixed |
| The Cabin Factory | 2024 | 3,821 | Very Positive |
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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.